Chapter 4 Sneaking Out
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Clara is a gem of a beauty who sneaks out of her castle during the night when all is quiet around, the only ones that are out and about are the warriors doing patrol at all the boarders. Clara has put her work out clothes on and through her gear in her bag along with her masking scent. She already put on her masking scent grabbed her bag wrapped her cloak around her and started walking out of her bedroom. She made sure the coast was clear and walked down the corridor past a couple guards standing in front of her fathers bedroom. They looked straight at her sensing a presence but wiped the looks off their faces and she moved on being as quiet as she could be.
She came to the rear of the castle where the kitchen is and exited the doors and ran to the woods which luckily we're not being patrolled at this time. The guards had just passed by moments before she approached this part of the boarder.
Walking through the forest she was thinking to herself about her past as her father would never talk to her about who she is, who her mother is and why she could never see her, if she had any siblings and hold they are. Before reaching her destination she uncloaked herself and set up her equipment while others did the same waiting on their instructor to come and join them. Everyone in the group wore disguises of some kind which included their hair and keeping their scents masked.
Clara felt a pull towards some of the other members of the group but did not understand what that meant but when she stood around certain people the pull and nagging feeling she new them or of them was excruciating strong. Most members kept their voices to minimum when talking or found a way to disguise their voices so that they are not recognizable when in their packs.
"Let's get into double lines and run fifteen laps in human form only and remember we are stronger in our human form which makes us stronger in our animal forms. When done get in your groups and wait for instructions, understood?"
"Yes sir!" they all say in unison and take off running on the track that is made for them.
As they were running their laps a few of the members were making it a competition to see who could outrun the others. Clara decided to get into the groove to show them how fast of a runner she really is and to let them all know that she means business and she is not a force to be reckoned with. Running she moved way out front of all of them and finished her laps twenty minutes before any others. She was waiting for the others to finish so she took the time to stretch her muscles so they would not be tight while waiting for the others to stop running.
"Ready to spar since you think you are all that and then some?" one of the people asks.
"Sure let's get to it. See how good you are against me and everyone else." Clara snickers under her face covering.
"Ok teams in place let's loosen up those muscles by working on you have been learning thus far. Start with your jabs, upper cuts, moving into your kicks and so forth. Each team will have an elite trainer to help you and pointing to your weaknesses are and how to be better not to show them this should have improved over time if not you will stay behind and work on your weaknesses when we get warmed up." the trainer bellows to the fighters.
"Yes, sir!" the group says in unison.
This was kept up for about an hour then they had to switch stations. Some worked throwing knives, hatchets, stars, arrows, and using guns. This type of training was very important due to Felix and his pack using everything under the sun and everyone who wanted to be up against him and his pack had to be ready for anything that was thrown at them. Last part of training was self defense with Kraal Maga, mixed martial arts, Chinese martial arts, Muay Thai and several others. Everyone in the groups had to learn every art form possible and not just one skill or the other. The misfit of pack members from all over had to take these skills back to their packs and incorporate this into training their very own packs.
Once training was over Clara went to a house for a private shower and some food. The lead trainer came in and did the same once all others left to return to their homes. She could relax more and unmask herself and her scent till she left the security of her families pack.
"Mom why did dad banish you and my brothers and sister from the castle? He refuses to talk to me and tells me it is none of my business."
"He did not banish me sweet darling, he made us leave for our own good knowing that whatever happened to Felix he would come forth and do everything in his power to take you and take over as king, kill you and the rest of the members." her mother said with sadness in her eyes.
"Why couldn't he let me come with you then? Why do I have to be the next in line since nobody else wants to be the king?" she asks looking at her older brother with a raised eyebrow.
All her brother did was huff and told her it was time she masked herself up once again and cloak her scent that it was getting pretty late in the morning and dad would want to know where she had been. She got up gave them all a hug and kiss bye and masked her scent along with her cloak then took off back towards where she came from, home.
When she arrived she quickly went to the training rings where she was going to train again without anyone knowing she had just done so. She uncloaked and unscented herself. Waking to the ring were Xavior and Dunken was standing talking to each other looking like they had just come from working out at her secret hiding place.
"I am exhausted can we skip training today?"
"No princess we are tired too but this is to benefit you and your people to protect so get ready to have your ass handed to you." Xavior states chuckling.
"Fine, I won't hold back going against either of you, just to inform you."
"We would not have it any other way," they tell her.
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